EV. JOHN W. BROWN was a member of the Central Virginia Conference. When he died, his body was interred at Cedar Grove (now New Hope) cemetery, where his ashes now repose.

      At a special session of the Central Virginia Conference at Joppa, March 8, 1873, he was employed as a missionary and his work assigned him. He was present at the regular conference at Timber Ridge, and at the adjourned session held at Joppa a missionary society was organized. In 1874, at the conference held at East Liberty church he was admitted to membership in the body. He was president of the conference at Alma in 1875, and served his conference in this capacity three terms. The beginning of his work promised a career of usefulness, but soon death came and cut short the life that had in it so many elements of success. In 1893, the Virginia Valley Conference at New Hope Christian church decided to erect a monument to the memory of Rev. J. W. Brown. [373]

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